This is because under the state constitution, state lawmakers cannot be arrested while the General Assembly is in session unless they commit a felony, treason or a breach of the peace, the Northwest Indiana Times reported.

Bosma says it will likely be next year before any new anti-bolting law advances, the newspaper reported.

During their absence, the Democrats were fined $350 a day, but one state representative one called the fee a “poke in the eye.”